The Environment

A federal judge rules: No drilling allowed. Tibor Machan explains why this is not a "victory for the California coast." 

Facing a crisis, their primary concern is political survival; to admit their culpability and liability would be committing political suicide. Therefore, they rant and rave, always pointing toward the producers of energy. It is they who heartlessly, scandalously, viciously, and immorally conspire to create energy shortages in order to reap exorbitant profits.

Polls say people want both prosperity and unlimited environmental amenities. Sometimes, however, you must make a choice. David Laband explains.

The U.S.needs additional energy supplies, but environmentalists are against it. Why are they so utterly impervious to the destruction they are causing? George Reisman explains. 

Wal-Mart has come under fire, even now, for selling gasoline at prices that some state legislators say are too low. William Anderson debunks the charge.

Conservation is not an exercise in saving us from ourselves. It is an attempt by the political classes to criminalize choices that we would make in a free market.

As more Americans become aware that anthropogenic global warming is a hoax, the people who make their income from scaring us are increasing their efforts.

Paul Krugman is at it again, this time calling for price caps in California as a way of solving the energy problem. How can an economist think such things?

The teachings of Carl Menger and Ludwig von Mises offer the answer to those who say we should dismantle civilization to meet the supposed needs of nature. A very powerful speech by George Reisman.

The state of California has experienced a meltdown in its electric power system. For months, the system has repeatedly run at or near the overload point, necessitating brownouts and even rolling blackouts. Incredibly, the fiasco has been blamed on deregulation and the free market.